How to send data in CSV format to Power BI: using Connecteed to import, cleanse and unify data

How to automatically and error-free manage the upload data in CSV format coming from multiple sources verso Microsoft Power BI?

In this guide you will find a detailed overview of the functioning, uses and advantages of Microsoft Power BI, with a focus on situations in which it is useful to aggregate data from separate CSV files (or even from files in different formats) to create a single unified and normalized database.

By continuing reading you will find out how Connecteed, the innovative platform for managing data feeds, represents a practical and versatile tool for importing, cleaning, unifying, possibly modifying data based on conditional rules and for subsequent sending to Power BI .
 

Microsoft Power BI: overview and advantages of the most famous Data Visualization platforms

Microsoft Power BI is one suite of business intelligence tools which allows users to visualize, analyze and share data in an intuitive and interactive way.

It is widely used by businesses of all sizes to gain meaningful insights from data and make decisions based on it faster and more effectively. Power BI offers several powerful features, including authoring dashboard interattive, Of customized reports, Of advanced analytics and sharing information with the team.
 

Aggregate, cleanse and normalize data for sending to Power BI

In many cases, it is necessary aggregate data from multiple CSV files to create a unified database that can be used for analysis in Power BI.

This need often arises when managing data feeds sent from different sources or when working with vendors who send information in separate CSV files and/or in incompatible formats.

The aggregation of data from separate CSV files allows you to obtain a complete view of all the information available at a given moment, whether it be numbers relating to purchases and sales or other types of statistics, thus facilitate subsequent analysis and reporting phases.
 

Connecteed: data import, cleansing and unification

To simplify and automate the process of aggregating data from CSV files, you can use Connecteed.

Connecteed is one Professional platform for managing data feeds which offers a set of features to optimize data import, cleansing, unification and modification activities.
 

Import data

Connecteed allows you to easily capture data from CSV files. You can import CSV files from different sources, such as Public URLs, email boxes O repository FTP/SFTP. This flexibility allows you to integrate data from multiple sources into a single data management environment.
 

Cleaning of information

Once the data is imported, the online tool offers tools to clean and normalize the data. You can apply filters to remove incorrect or incomplete information, ensuring that data is consistent and error-free. This step is critical to ensure that the aggregated data is reliable and ready for subsequent analysis.
 

Data unification

Connecteed allows you to unify data from different CSV files into a single database. You can select a unique key that applies to all imported CSV files and automatically aggregate data based on this key (for example, ID or product key). This allows you to create a unified database that represents the complete set of aggregated data.
 

Conditional modification

The platform offers the possibility of make changes to the data based on conditional rules. For example, you can apply rules to calculate new fields, such as profit margin or retail price, from existing data. This functionality allows you to reshape the data using it to extract the information necessary to track and analyze specific KPIs or other indicators relevant to your business.
 

How to send aggregated data in CSV format to Power BI

Once you've imported, cleaned, unified, and possibly edited your data using Connecteed, you're ready to send the data to Power BI for analysis and creating visualizations.

To send data to Power BI, Connecteed offers several options:

• Export in CSV format: Connecteed allows you to export your unified database in CSV format, which is one of the file formats supported by Power BI for data import. You can export the CSV file from the Connecteed dashboard and then import it directly into Power BI.

• Publishing URLs with data in XML format: you can automatically publish aggregated and modified data on a web page and then use the appropriate Power BI option for data import starting from a URL.
   

Once your data is sent to Power BI, you can use Power BI's powerful features to create interactive visualizations, customized reports and informative dashboards based on aggregated data. Power BI offers a wide range of visualization tools, such as charts, tables, maps, and more, perfect for exploring data intuitively and in depth.